Popular Comics
#56
(October 1940)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-09-03
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- Oskar Lebeck (editor); Helen Meyer (credited as H. Meyer) (vice-president); Fred Henry (vice-president); Margarita Delacorte (secretary); George Delacorte (credited as G. T. Delacorte Jr.) (president)
Issue Notes
Contents copyright, 1940 by R. S. Callender; 1940 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.; 1940 by Dell Publishing Co.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 4.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 4.
Dick Tracy is On the Trail Again!
Dick Tracy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy
Indexer Notes
Promotional ad for Four Color (Dell, 1939 series) #8
[no title indexed]
The Voice the Invisible Detective / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Chambers (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Chambers (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Those are tough looking mugs!
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- The Voice [Tim Brant]; Curly Rand; Professor Bert Wilson; Lt. Peters; Whitey Vosberg (first appearance; villain); Spig Morona (first appearance; villain)
- Synopsis
- The Voice halts a plot to wreck the U.S.A.'s new giant sub-marine.
Indexer Notes
Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
Martan the Marvel Man / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Gaylord Du Bois (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bugg (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Bugg (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At Washington, Martan addresses the delegates from America and Eurasia.
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Martan; Vana; Colonel Thompson
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender.
He's My Pal
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Allen L. Kirby (credited as Allen Kirby)
- Pencils
- Charles Hedinger (signed as Hedinger)
- Inks
- Charles Hedinger (signed as Hedinger)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Brad Jennings; Pop Mahoney; Mr. Graham; Silky Louie
[no title indexed]
Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Erwin Hess (signed)
- Inks
- Erwin Hess (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jud Durk, called the "Phantom"...
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Chief John Winston; Pat; Clarence; Bill; Dave Durk (villain); The Phantom [Jud Durk; also as Jim Mason] (villain); Tex Willard (villain); Jess (villain)
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Copr. 1940 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.
[no title indexed]
The Hurricane Kids / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Albert Hartje (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
- Inks
- Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Determined to make good colonists of the pirate gang...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Hurricane Kids [Alan; Dave]; Omu; Captain Bill Brady; Maya; Bully Blackbeard
Indexer Notes
Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
The Masked Pilot / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With half the world caught in the red horror of war...
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; science fiction
- Characters
- The Masked Pilot; Tom; Benson; Mr. MacGregor; The New Pioneers of the Americas [Serge (villain); General Traytur (villain); Brasher (villain); Mr. Gracow (villain); Gus (villain)]
Indexer Notes
Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
Doctor Hormone / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Following the great battle, Assinoff escapes to Eurasia...
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Dr. Hormone; Jane [also as Janey]; Prime Minister Smartenoff; General Battleski; Popoloff; Skizenski; Captain Bosko; Assinoff (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender
Read Phantasmo Master of the World
Dell / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.8 page
- Characters
- Phantasmo
Indexer Notes
Promotional ad for The Funnies.
[no title indexed]
Wally Williams, American Boy / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Victor Boni (credited)
- Pencils
- Tom Hickey (credited)
- Inks
- Tom Hickey (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Today's Wally's birthday and what will he get besides another day older?
- Genre
- adventure; sports; teen
- Characters
- Wally Williams; Gramps; Arlene; Uncle George; Billie Blaine; Lionel Lovelace; Mr. Brock
- Synopsis
- Wally gets a new car for his birthday. Wally and Gramps decide to drive to the San Francisco Fair.
Indexer Notes
Copr. 1940 by Dell Publishing Co.
[no title indexed]
Pylon Pete / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Miller (credited as James Miller)
- Inks
- Jim Miller (credited as James Miller)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Colonel Digby Dingle, a big chairwarmer from G.H.Q.
- Genre
- humor; war
- Characters
- Pylon Pete McTag; Three Ball O'Linsky; Colonel Digby Dingle; Major Hardtack Hooley
Indexer Notes
Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
Captain Tornado / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Kenneth Kennedy (byline, house name)
- Pencils
- Newt Alfred
- Inks
- Newt Alfred
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Having found a new means of combating the strange planet's giant insects, Captain Tornado, Jane and Professor Bordani prepare to escort the Barrangees through the jungle to the white city of their forefathers.
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Captain Tornado; Professor Bordani; Jane Bordani
Indexer Notes
Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Gang Busters -
1.
Dick Tracy is On the Trail Again!
Dick Tracy -
2.
["Those are tough looking mugs!"]
The Voice the Invisible Detective -
3.
["At Washington, Martan addresses the delegates from America and Eurasia."]
Martan the Marvel Man -
4.
He's My Pal
-
5.
["Jud Durk, called the "Phantom"..."]
Gang Busters -
6.
["Determined to make good colonists of the pirate gang..."]
The Hurricane Kids -
7.
["With half the world caught in the red horror of war..."]
The Masked Pilot -
8.
["Following the great battle, Assinoff escapes to Eurasia..."]
Doctor Hormone -
9.
Name the Stars!
-
10.
Read Phantasmo Master of the World
Dell -
11.
Stamps
-
12.
["Today's Wally's birthday and what will he get besides another day older?"]
Wally Williams, American Boy -
13.
["Colonel Digby Dingle, a big chairwarmer from G.H.Q."]
Pylon Pete -
14.
["Having found a new means of combating the strange planet's giant insects, Captain Tornado, Jane and Professor Bordani prepare to escort the Barrangees through the jungle to the white city of their forefathers."]
Captain Tornado -
15.
[no title indexed]
-
16.
The Sensational 1000-Shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine
Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Clint Maxwell
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Daniel Thingvold
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